Onda is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló, part of the autonomous community of Valencia. It has 24,859 inhabitants.[2]
Onda | |
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Municipality | |
 Onda, panoramic view | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Onda Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′50″N 0°15′46″W / 39.96389°N 0.26278°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous Community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Castellón |
| Comarca | Plana Baixa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carmina Ballester Feliu (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.42 km2 (41.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 24,850 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST (GMT +2)) |
| Postal code | 12200 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) + 964 (Castellón) |
| Website | www.onda.es |
The Sitjar dam, located close to Onda, is an important feature for the irrigation of the nearby fields with water from the Millars River.
Notable residents
edit- Ibn al-Abbar (1199–1260), poet, diplomat, theologian, and scholar[3]
- Zayyan ibn Mardanish (fl. 1229–1270)[4]
- Vicente Alejandro Guillamón (born 1930), journalist and writer[5]
- Enrique Saura (born 1954), footballer[6]
- José Ramos Castillo (born 1974), Paralympic swimmer[7]
- Patricia Campos Doménech (born 1977), naval aviator and football coach[8]
- Vicente Ballester (born 1980), cyclist[9]
- Víctor Cabedo (1989–2012), cyclist[10]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) 2019
- ^ Marin, Manuela (5 December 2016). "History and Society". The Formation of al-Andalus, Part 1: History and Society. Routledge. p. 167. ISBN 9781351889612. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Burns, Robert Ignatius; Chevedden, Paul Edward (1999). Negotiating Cultures: Bilingual Surrender Treaties on the Crusader-Muslim Frontier Under James the Conqueror. Brill. p. 72. ISBN 9789004112445. Retrieved 10 January 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, nombrado director de 'Vida Nueva'" [Vicente Alejandro Guillamón, Appointed Director of 'Vida Nueva']. El País (in Spanish). Madrid. 23 November 1987. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Calero, Toni (9 September 2018). "Saura: 'Nunca podré renegar del fútbol; jugué con el Valencia y eso es muy grande'" [Saura: 'I Could Never Renounce Football; I Played for Valencia and that's Very Big]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Jose Ramos Castillo" (in Spanish). Spanish Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "La ondense Patricia Campos premiada con el galardón Miki Roqué por la Paz" [Onda Native Patricia Campos Wins the Miki Roqué Award for Peace]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 9 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Vicente Ballester, a escasos dos minutos" [Vicente Ballester, Just Two Minutes Away]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 3 March 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ "Euskaltel's Cabedo killed in training accident". Cyclingnews. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Onda.
- Web de l'Ajuntament d'Onda
- Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
- Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat.
- Portal de l'Ajuntament d'Onda, d'on s'ha extret informació.
39°57′45″N 0°15′50″W / 39.96250°N 0.26389°W
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